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Aerospace Daily & Defense Report, July 7, 2022

VOL. 281 NO. 4 July 07, 2022
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Business

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Boeing’s Aurora To Build Two Mother Ships For Virgin Galactic

Jul 06, 2022
Virgin Galactic has signed an agreement to partner with Boeing subsidiary Aurora Flight Sciences to build two new White Knight Two jets to carry its air-launched passenger suborbital spaceships.
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Northrop To Open New Strike Missile Factory In 2024

Jul 06, 2022
A new Northrop Grumman facility in West Virginia will be sized to deliver up to 600 strike missiles a year after opening in 2024, the company says on…
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Chinese eVTOL Startup Volant Secures Funding

Jul 05, 2022
Another startup has emerged onto China’s increasingly crowded electric vertical takeoff and landing vehicle market.
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China’s EHang Secures Additional Financing

Jul 01, 2022
EHang has secured an RMB 1 billion ($149 million) credit facility from a Chinese bank to support its operations.
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China’s Duofo Has eVTOL Plans For Italy’s Fama

Jun 30, 2022
China’s Duofo Group has acquired Italian ultralight helicopter manufacturer Fama Helicopters with the goal of expanding into uncrewed aircraft and electric vertical takeoff and landing vehicles.

Daily Briefs

In Brief

Funding & Policy

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Finland, Sweden NATO Membership Progresses

Jul 06, 2022
Finland and Sweden have become observer members of NATO, as alliance members sign off accession protocols to enable the membership of the two Nordic nations.
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Space Command Not Planned As Singapore Eyes Smallsat Progress

Jul 06, 2022
The Singaporean Defense Ministry has played down the possibility of setting up a space division within its military in the near future, but nevertheless is closely studying the development of novel satellite technology, especially in the field of small to nano satellites.

Programs

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AFRL Evaluating NTS-3 Receiver In Exercises As Integration Continues

Jul 06, 2022
The U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory is testing its experimental receivers for the upcoming Navigation Technology Satellite-3 as it is integrating the satellite ahead of its planned launch next year.
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Capstone Communications Re-established

Jul 06, 2022
Ground control teams have re-established communications with NASA’s Capstone lunar mission, the space agency reported July 6.
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Electra Eyes 30% Fuel Savings From Turbogenerator

Jul 01, 2022
Electric short takeoff and landing aircraft developer Electra believes a 500-600 kW turbogenerator will allow its in-development nine-passenger aircraft to fly 30% more fuel efficiently that a similar-sized aircraft.

Reporter's Notebook

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Reporter’s Notebook: Testing New Tech At A Forgotten Bunker In The N.M. Mountains

Jul 06, 2022
A sprawling complex under arid mountains near the edge of Kirtland AFB here has a renewed life testing cutting-edge technology, more than 70 years after it was built in secret to protect the U.S. president in the event of a post-World War II disaster.